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Ex-Venezuela oil minister Martinez dies in state custody
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS DECEMBER 12, 2018 / 4:02 PM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
Ex-Venezuela oil minister Martinez dies in state custody
(Reuters) - Former Venezuela oil minister Nelson Martinez, who was arrested in 2017 as part of a sweeping graft probe at state oil company PDVSA, has died in state custody, the prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday.
Martinez, a chemist who also ran PDVSA and its U.S. subsidiary Citgo Petroleum, had been transferred to a military hospital from prison because of kidney problems, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters earlier. He had a heart attack while receiving dialysis, they said.
In a statement, the prosecutor’s office said Martinez had a “serious chronic disease” that led to his death and offered condolences to his family.
Martinez was jailed after the country’s top prosecutor said he allowed a poor refinancing deal for Citgo to go ahead without government approval. He was arrested alongside Eulogio del Pino, another former oil minister and PDVSA president, who remains jailed.
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Ex-Venezuela oil minister Martinez dies in state custody
(Reuters) - Former Venezuela oil minister Nelson Martinez, who was arrested in 2017 as part of a sweeping graft probe at state oil company PDVSA, has died in state custody, the prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday.
Martinez, a chemist who also ran PDVSA and its U.S. subsidiary Citgo Petroleum, had been transferred to a military hospital from prison because of kidney problems, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters earlier. He had a heart attack while receiving dialysis, they said.
In a statement, the prosecutor’s office said Martinez had a “serious chronic disease” that led to his death and offered condolences to his family.
Martinez was jailed after the country’s top prosecutor said he allowed a poor refinancing deal for Citgo to go ahead without government approval. He was arrested alongside Eulogio del Pino, another former oil minister and PDVSA president, who remains jailed.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-oil-martinez/ex-venezuela-oil-minister-martinez-dies-in-state-custody-idUSKBN1OB2PP
